Table 3 Change (week 12 – baseline) in components of the metabolic syndrome after a 12 week weight loss program

Waist Circumference (cm)^a

−4.06

3.65

−3.31

3.03

−2.87

3.18

36, 45, 41

0.281

Systolic BP (mmHg) ^b

−2.44

12.46

−0.05

12.08

−3.71

13.13

36, 44, 41

0.396

Diastolic BP (mmHg) ^b

−0.78

11.44

1.91

12.15

−2.29

9.37

36, 44, 41

0.211

Triglycerides (mmol/L) ^b

−0.15

0.43

−0.06

0.85

−0.06

0.48

44, 49, 41

0.752

HDL (mmol/L) ^a

−0.06

0.15

−0.11

0.20

−0.05

0.16

44, 49, 41

0.217

Glucose (mmol/L) ^b

0.04

0.40

0.06

0.30

−0.07

0.53

43, 48, 41

0.273

Insulin (pmol/L) ^c

−9.31

24.38

−5.35

27.22

−9.45

33.82

43, 48, 41

0.741

Glucose AUC (min*g/dl) ^c

−1.03

2.71

−0.54

2.91

−0.69

2.23

35, 40, 32

0.715

HOMA-IR^c

−0.30

0.82

−0.14

2.14

−0.38

1.20

42, 47, 41

0.510

C-reactive protein (mg/dl) ^d

−0.39

2.22

−0.54

2.14

−0.52

1.51

38, 35, 32

0.938